Drawn in and left behind: the plight of temporary foreign workers in Canada
Canada has long maintained a reputation as a welcoming haven for immigrants, but recent changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker ...
Tag: migrant workers
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Anti-immigrant rhetoric is meant to justify exploitation, says head of farmer’s union [video]
Inflammatory comments from right-wing politicians aimed at immigrants and asylum seekers are part of an "old colonial playbook," says the ...
UN Special Rapporteur report should be a wake-up call for Canada to protect migrant worker rights
A United Nations report has called Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program “a breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery.” Canada’s ...
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Stop scapegoating migrants
On Monday, August 26, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced further changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. High unemployment, low ...
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New documentary exposes temporary foreign workers’ conditions in New Brunswick [video]
To coincide with International Workers’ Day, the Madhu Verma Migrant Justice Centre launched an important new documentary film, Chaos and ...
Advocates criticize new rent bank over exclusions, ‘patronizing’ language
A newly-launched rent bank has received mixed reviews from housing advocates, who welcomed the new program but raised concerns about ...
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‘The most common language in Canada is silence’: Migrant worker and author Gabriel Allahdua [video]
Halifax, NS – On October 30, Gabriel Allahdua, author of the recently published memoir "Harvesting Freedom: The Life of a ...
Mostafa Henaway on Essential Work, Disposable Workers [video]
Migrant justice scholar and activist Mostafa Henaway delivered the NB Media Co-op’s 14th annual keynote address on September 20. Henaway ...
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‘We need a change’: Protesters demand permanent status for temporary foreign workers [video]
New Brunswick’s seafood industry, worth $1.8 billion in exports last year, relies increasingly on the labour of temporary foreign workers. ...
Temporary foreign workers need Medicare on arrival
The Canadian public health care system hasn’t been living up to expectations recently. Emergency rooms have closed, and surgeries have ...
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